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music business

In an era of DEI rollback, Equal Access pushes on with its fourth group

jewly hight

April 8, 2025

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A Nashville program that offers professional mentoring to underrepresented people in the country music industry has just announced the participants selected for its fourth cycle. That’s no small deal at a time when DEI initiatives are disappearing nationwide.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Equal Access, music business

NashVillager Podcast: Capturing the story of Music Row

Nina Cardona

April 3, 2025

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What can a new oral history project tell us about Nashville’s most unique neighborhood? Plus, the local news for April 3, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: music, music business, Music Row

NashVillager Podcast: Performing rights

Nina Cardona

March 20, 2025

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Who makes sure the songwriter gets paid when you stream your favorite song? Plus, the local news for March 20, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: music, music business, Music Row

The Vinyl Lab, an independent vinyl manufacturing plant in Nashville, is closing

Justin Barney

January 16, 2025

A fish-eye view of a vinyl manufacturing plant

The plant is closing after nearly 4 years of operation. During that time, the vinyl manufacturing industry was marked by growth and competition.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: music business, Music Citizens, vinyl

Your Turn to Talk: the business of music

Mary Mancini

November 14, 2024

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Today, WNXP program director Jason Moon Wilkins and WPLN senior music writer Jewly Hight join us to talk about the music business.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: music business

Keeping the beat: An in-demand session drummer on Nashville’s evolving recording practices

jewly hight

October 18, 2024

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When people picture how music is recorded in Nashville, they often imagine first-rate musicians sitting around in a studio, like they did in the 1960s. But evolving technology is leading to lots of other approaches to recording.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: music, music business

How Madison’s Harken Hall venue plans to fulfill a grand — but delayed — vision

Justin Barney

July 31, 2024

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Harken Hall is now open — but with lingering questions as to what exactly will take place inside the grand space in Madison.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: concert venues, music business

Russian sanctions cause a ‘worldwide tube panic’ as amp makers scramble to find the key component to quality sound

Paige Pfleger

April 4, 2022

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Russian sanctions against the United States are having an impact on a niche corner of the music industry in Nashville.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: amp, music business

An East Nashville record shop is the latest example of a small business trying to gain ownership in a rapidly growing city

Paige Pfleger

November 16, 2021

The owners of The Groove say they need to raise nearly $500,000 by January to remain in place.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: Growth, music, music business, Real Estate

Music Venue Owners Share Their Gratitude And Their Worries With SBA Leader

Paige Pfleger

October 4, 2021

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The leader of the U.S. Small Business Administration visited Nashville on Monday to speak with businesses that are still feeling the impact of the pandemic. The visit is part of a national tour by SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: independent venues, music, music business, SBA, Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

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